Cahn said that, for each gene, a cat inherits one copy, called an allele, from each parent. This determines how a particular trait will be expressed. A dominant allele requires only one copy for its ...

These cats are known to be playful, sociable, agile, and vocal. Calico patterns are popular, and breed standards allow for black, orange, and white in any combination. Tabby markings of any kind are ...

The white coloration in cats, however, is not the ARHGAP36 gene’s doings but is caused by a different gene. Domestic cats are descendants of the African wildcat that were domesticated by about 10,000 ...

When people refer to tabby cats, they're really talking about their common coat pattern - their striped coats. Do all orange cats look the same? There are some characteristics to look for.

“The mutation in orange cats seems to turn on Arhgap36 expression in a cell type, the pigment cell, where it’s not normally expressed.” Orange cats are usually male. Orange cats are predominantly male ...

The deletion appears to shift pigment production from eumelanin (black-brown) to pheomelanin (orange-red). Evidence suggests this gene undergoes random X chromosome inactivation in female cats, ...

Researchers in Japan and US have unlocked the 60-year mystery of what gives cats their orange colour.

It has been known for decades that it is genetics that gives orange tabby cats their ... "Many cat owners swear by the idea that different coat colours and patterns are linked with different ...

By comparing the DNA from dozens of cats with and without orange fur they found that those with ginger colouring had a section of DNA code missing within this ARHGAP36 gene.

The predominance of males among orange tabby cats had long suggested that the redhead gene was located on the X chromosome, but until now ... Scientists say that efforts to understand how domestic ...

Two orange cats lying on green grass. Image by ruzanna via Depositphotos. The color of a cat’s coat is controlled by a gene called Arhgap36, located on the X chromosome. Male cats, having only one X ...